The Book of Wills

Sunan al-Nasa'i

"It is not right for a Muslim who has anything concerning which a will should be made, to abide for more than three nights without having a written will with him."

Sunan al-Nasa'i

"I asked Ibn Abi Awfa: 'Did the Messenger of Allah leave a will?' He said: 'No.' I said: 'How come it is prescribed for the Muslims to make wills?' He said: 'He left instructions urging the Muslims to adhere to...

Sunan al-Nasa'i

"The Messenger of Allah did not leave behind a Dinar or a Dirham, or a sheep or a camel, and he did not leave any will."

Sunan al-Nasa'i

"It is not befitting for a Muslim who has anything concerning which a will should be made, to abide for two nights without having a written will with him."

Sunan al-Nasa'i

(The same) was narrated from Ibn 'Awn, from Nafi', from Ibn 'Umar.

Sunan al-Nasa'i

"It is not befitting for a Muslim to abide for three nights without having his will with him." 'Abdullah bin 'Umar said: "Since I heard this from the Messenger of Allah, I have always had my will with me."

Sunan al-Nasa'i

"A man made a will leaving some Dinars (to be spent) in the cause of Allah. Abu Ad-Darda' was asked about that, and he narrated that the Prophet said: 'The likeness of the one who frees a slave or gives...

Sunan al-Nasa'i

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'It is not befitting for a Muslim who has anything concerning which a will should be made, to abide for two nights without having a written will with him.'"

Sunan al-Nasa'i

"A man came to the Prophet and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, what kind of charity brings the greatest reward?' He said: 'To give in charity when you are healthy and feeling miserly, and fearing poverty and hoping for a...

Sunan al-Nasa'i

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'For whom among you is the wealth of his heirs dearer to him than his own wealth?' They said: 'O Messenger of Allah, there is no one among us for whom his own wealth is...